3r> ■ IGONES PLANTAKUM. 



liacemi tenninales, 8-10-flori, erecti, rachi glabra ; peclicellis ^-polli- 

 caiibus. Cahjx ^ poll. diam. Corolla 2-2-^-pollicaris, buccinasfbrniis, 

 fulcata, purpurea, toraento stellato sicco fusco dense obsita ; lobis 



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rotundatis, ore modice arapliato. Stamina basin versus corollse inserta ; 

 filaracntis gracilibus longe exsertis basi villosis ; antber^ sagittatas. 

 Sfijhfs filiformiSj stigmate siraplici. Ovarium glaberrimum. 



A very distinct species, differiug from the Javan and Indian ones 

 in tlie quite entire calyx limbj fewer nerves in the leaves, compara- 

 tively slender pedicels, and much longer flowers. — J. D, Hooker. 



Fig. 1. Portion of corolla laid open, with stamens and pistil. 2. Stellate hairs. 

 8 and 4. Anthers. 6. Transverse section of ovary. All but fig. 1 enlarged. 



Plate 1445. 



TEPHROSIA PLICATA, Oliv, 

 ' Leguminos^, Tribe Galege/E. 



T. plicata, Oliver (sp. ?tor.) ; snfErutex ^-l-ped, 'canlibus rigidulis 

 dlffusis hirto-tomentellis procuinbentibus adscendentibusve, foliis tri- 

 foliolatis brevis:^ime petiolatis, foliolis rigidulis anguste oblanceolatis 

 longitudinaliter nervosis apice mucrone recurvato subtus pnbescentibus, 

 floribus minutis axillaribus seepius geminatis snbsessilibus, legumine 

 oblongo liirto transverse 3-5-pHcato. 



Hab. Natal, Gerrard (1087) ; Transvaal, Dr. ReJimann (4922). 



Folia poll, longa, v, foliolo centrali longiore, supra glabrata, subtus 

 laxe aut appresse pubescentia ; petiolus 1-2 lin. longus ; stipulie 

 subulatae breves. Calyx pubescens 5-fidus, lobis lanceolatis acutis 

 tabo sequilongis. Corolla calyce longior, vexillo obovato subpanduri- 

 formi retnso unguiculato ; alas atque carina longe unguiculatae. 

 Legumen |— ^- poll, longum, ^ poll, latum, intus continuum, abrupte 



3-5-plicatum. Semina compressa inappendiculata.— D. Olivek. 



Fig. 1. Rower, side view. 2. VexiUum. 3. Wing-petal. 4. Carina. 5. Stamens. 

 6, Ovary. 7- Legnme. 8. Seed. 9. Embryo. All enlarged. 



